Race Comment Explainer

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mid-division, pushed along before 2 out, soon ,

Matched phrases & meanings

Phrase	Meaning
Pushed along	The jockey started to urge the horse (hand-riding, not necessarily using the whip).
Mid-division	Running in the middle of the pack.
tailed off	A definitive statement that the horse was finished and effectively out of the race
Outpaced	Could not keep up with faster horses mid-race.

Summary

The jockey started to urge the horse (hand-riding, not necessarily using the whip).
Running in the middle of the pack.
A definitive statement that the horse was finished and effectively out of the race
Could not keep up with faster horses mid-race.